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In new Hulu series, RZA dives deep into the Wu-Tang 'Saga'

Thursday, 12 September 2019, 14:02 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

RZA could have created a Wu-Tang Clan biopic like the NWA-based "Straight Outta Compton" film, but felt the nine-member rap group needed more room to tell their story. That meant heading to television...

Raphael Saadiq's history imbues stirring 'Jimmy Lee'

Thursday, 12 September 2019, 13:58 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Raphael Saadiq, "Jimmy Lee" (Columbia Records) "Jimmy Lee" is a stirring album combining Raphael Saadiq's trademark vintage soul sounds with moving gospel, disquieting soundscapes and closing...

In 'Stuber,' a buddy comedy runs on fumes

Thursday, 12 September 2019, 13:51 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

If you're going to see one comedy starring Kumail Nanjiani as an Uber driver, please make it the 2017 film he co-scripted, "The Big Sick." In "Stuber," Nanjiani is again behind the wheel of a...

Journalist, former ESPN host Jemele Hill has book deal

Thursday, 12 September 2019, 13:50 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Jemele Hill, the ESPN host who departed the sports network a year after tweeting that President Donald Trump was a white supremacist, has a book deal. Hill's memoir will be published in 2021,...

The Malta International Folk Festival 2019

Wednesday, 11 September 2019, 11:25 Last update: about 8 years ago

Following the success of the first edition of this International Festival, Leon Promotions Malta together with Euro Art Productions Italy, are going to present the second edition of the Malta...

'Power' heads toward its finale, but its influence grows

Wednesday, 11 September 2019, 09:42 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

With his characteristic bravado, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson believed in "Power" so much that he predicted the series would become a massive hit to cast members even before the first episode aired five...

Vince Gill weighs hard truths with emotional depth on 'Okie'

Wednesday, 11 September 2019, 09:40 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Vince Gill might make people break down in tears when they listen to his vulnerable new record in which he sings about regret, marriage, faith, sexual abuse and hard choices. But then again, so did...

Autumn Preview: The women behind Elsa on 'Frozen 2'

Wednesday, 11 September 2019, 09:32 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Years after "Frozen" came out, some of us still can't walk through our home without accidentally prompting "Let it Go" to erupt from some unseen toy. Elsa never really left us. But she's...

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